U.S. House Calls On Lithuania To Preserve Jewish Cemetery

On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed by a vote of 414-1 and sent to the Senate H. Con. Res. 255. The Resolution expresses strong support for the work of the United States Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad which works to preserve sacred historical sites in Eastern and Central Europe. The Resolution goes on to protest a decision by the government of Lithuania to permit commercial construction "within the perceived boundaries" of a 500-year old Jewish cemetery in Vilnius.